Personal information | |||
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Full name | Chelsee Teresa Washington [1] | ||
Date of birth | November 17, 1997 | ||
Place of birth | Dallas, Texas, United States | ||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
Solar Chelsea SC | |||
Dallas Texans SC | |||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2019 | Bowling Green Falcons | 81 | (19) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018–2019 | FC Dallas | 14 | (1) |
2020–2022 | Orlando Pride | 11 | (0) |
2021–2022 | → Canberra United (loan) | 13 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 15, 2022 |
Chelsee Teresa Washington (born November 17, 1997) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder.
Born in Dallas, Texas, Washington was a standout soccer player for Hebron High School and was named the Texas High School District 6-6A MVP Midfielder of the Year in both her junior and senior seasons. As a sophomore she helped guide Hebron to a 24-2-2 record and a 5A State championship. She played club soccer Solar Chelsea SC and the Dallas Texans SC, and was a six-year starter between the two club teams from 2011 to 2016 in the ECNL. [1]
Washington played college soccer at Bowling Green State University. She was a four-year starter between 2016 and 2019 as the team won two regular season and two MAC Tournament titles. She earned multiple individual accolades during her tenure including Mid-American Conference Offensive Player of the Year in 2019 and All-MAC First Team selections in both 2018 and 2019. In 2019, Washington was named to the United Soccer Coaches All-Midwest Region First Team, becoming the second player in school history to earn all-region first-team accolades. [1] [2]
In the 2018 and 2019 offseasons, Washington played for WPSL club FC Dallas, making 14 appearances and scoring one goal. [3]
Washington was selected in the fourth round (30th overall) of the 2020 NWSL College Draft by Orlando Pride. [2] In doing so she became the first player in program history to be drafted. [4] With the season disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, Washington originally signed a short-term contract with Orlando ahead of the 2020 NWSL Challenge Cup before the team was forced to withdraw. [5] [6] In September, Washington was signed through the 2021 season and made her debut on September 19, 2020, in the first Fall Series match, entering as an 87th minute substitute in a 0–0 draw with North Carolina Courage. [7] [8] She appeared in all four Fall Series matches for a combined 191 minutes. [9]
On November 1, 2021, Washington joined Australian A-League Women team Canberra United on loan for the 2021–22 season having had her 2022 club option exercised by Orlando. [10] She made 13 appearances and scored three goals, the joint second-most on the team. [9]
Washington was released upon the expiry of her Orlando Pride contract in November 2022. [11]
School | Season | Division | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bowling Green Falcons | 2016 | Div. I | 19 | 1 |
2017 | 21 | 3 | ||
2018 | 22 | 9 | ||
2019 | 19 | 6 | ||
Career total | 81 | 19 |
Club | Season | League | Cup [lower-alpha 1] | Playoffs | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
FC Dallas | 2018 | WPSL | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
2019 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | |||||
Total | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | ||
Orlando Pride | 2020 | NWSL | — | — | — | 4 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
2021 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||||
2022 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
Total | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
Canberra United (loan) | 2021–22 | A-League Women | 13 | 3 | — | — | — | 13 | 3 | |||
Career total | 38 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 45 | 4 |
Bowling Green Falcons
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